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Mauritania:
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Other pages in this profile of Mauritania:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
3,270,065 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure |
0-14 years: 45.5% (male 744,995/female 741,369) 15-64 years: 52.4% (male 845,272/female 866,998) 65 years and over: 2.2% (male 28,564/female 42,867) (2007 est.) |
Median Age |
total: 17.1 years male: 16.8 years female: 17.4 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate |
2.867% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate |
40.56 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate |
11.89 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.005 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.975 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.666 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
total: 68.07 deaths/1,000 live births male: 71.07 deaths/1,000 live births female: 64.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 53.51 years male: 51.24 years female: 55.85 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
5.78 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.6% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
9,500 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
less than 500 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and Rift Valley fever are high risks in some locations respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007) |
Nationality |
noun: Mauritanian(s) adjective: Mauritanian |
Ethnic groups |
mixed Moor/black 40%, Moor 30%, black 30% |
Religions |
Muslim 100% |
Languages |
Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof |
Literacy |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 51.2% male: 59.5% female: 43.4% (2000 census) |
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